The Gyros (Gyros pita) it’s a typical meal from the Greek street food. It deals with pork meat cooked on a spit in a similar way to Kebab (the word Gyros it actually means ‘turn’ which indicates a rotisserie). It can be served on a plate or wrapped In the round Greek bread the famous Pita! with salad, tomato, french fries; the whole seasoned with the fresh one Yogurt Based Sauce And cucumber Tzatziki! A delicious specialty And fulfilling which is sold every Hellenic tavern ! Impossible not to love her! That’s why I thought about making the Homemade gyros! naturally without the skewer, but all the tools we have available. According to Original recipe Greek and all Advice given to me from a restaurateur in Kos ! Believe me it really comes amazing own like in the taverns in Greece!
It’s about a easy preparationyou just need to find the right ingredients . First of all, get yourself pork loin from which to derive thin strips . Alternatively you can also use chicken. Important marinating the meat that he will give aroma and flavour. Finally, to simulate typical cooking, we will do brown in the oven! meat yes it will burn naturally they form one delicious crust just like the one on the spit! A trick to speed up :you can also do it day before, dedicate yourself to making Greek pita in a pan, it will make the difference! Time to make the sauce, slice the vegetables and fry the chips, It actually assembles in just a few minutes ! I find it perfect as single dishin the same way as Pizza, Hamburger Sandwich, Tacos or Burrito, solves lunch or dinner, Saturday evening with friends or family! the kids love it and the adults go crazy for it! but it’s also excellent simply as second dish . All you have to do is try it immediately and confirm!
Gyros recipe
| Preparation | Cooking | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1h | 30 minutes | 1h 30 minutes |
| Cost | Kitchen | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| Bass | Greek | 645 Kcal |
Ingredients
| Quantity for 4 people |
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Pita:
Meat and stuffing:
Tzatziki sauce:
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How to make Gyros
First of all, preferably the day before or in any case a few hours before serving your gyros, prepare the classic Greek bread, using a pan 24 – 26 cm wide so that they can be closed perfectly with the filling
To make it, follow the step-by-step procedure in the PITA article
Then slice the pork very thinly, better if you have a slicer, because you would need to obtain thin pieces like kebabs, but if you don’t have one, don’t worry, my advice is to use a knife with a super sharp smooth blade from which you can also obtain very thin strips. if the slice falls apart it does nothing, the subtlety is important.
Then arrange all the strips on a baking tray lined with baking paper with a generous drizzle of oil, salt and pepper:
Mix well and leave to marinate covered with cling film for 30 minutes, this will enhance the flavour.
finally cook in a hot oven at 180° for about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. For the last 10 minutes, place in the upper part of the oven and turn on the grill to encourage browning.
In the meantime, wash the milk, slice the tomatoes and, if you like, also the onions and prepare the yogurt sauce according to the procedure found in the article TZATZIKI
At this point assemble your Gyros in this way:
The Kos restaurateur’s advice is to heat the pita a little in the pan so as to rediscover all the flavor of the original dish!
On each pita, add a spoonful of Tzatziki sauce, spreading it well and leaving 2 – 3 cm on the edge. then, place 2 slices of lettuce and 2 slices of tomato for each portion.
finally a handful of meat and 4 – 5 chips.
Then close by pulling the two outer edges of the pie towards the center. I suggest you use baking paper cut into 4 – 5 cm strips and string to simulate the presentation of the real pita gyros typical of Greek street food!
Finally serve with french fries on the plate and more Tzatziki sauce!
Here it is ready to serve Gyros
storage
My suggestion is to serve hot immediately
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